The 1973 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their third year under head coach Mike McGee, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 2–8–1, with a conference record of 1–4–1, and finished fifth in the ACC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at No. 9 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 17–21	70,787	[2]
September 22	Washington*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 23–21	22,500	[3]
September 29	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 3–7	20,300	[4]
October 6	at Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 7–27	53,241	[5]
October 13	No. 18 Tulane*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 17–24	20,500	[6]
October 20	Clemson	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 8–24	33,800	[7]
October 27	vs. Maryland	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	L 10–30	20,500	[8]
November 3	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 10–12	47,129	[9]
November 10	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	T 7–7	20,500	[10]
November 17	No. 20 NC State	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	L 3–21	40,380	[11]
November 24	North Carolina	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	W 27–10	44,600	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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